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9% jump in GM District school budget proposed; elementary school restructuring plans firmed up

By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Monday night’s special meeting of the board of the Green Mountain Unified School District had just two agenda items. The main reason for the meeting was to review the 2025-26 budget proposal ahead of the board’s regular meeting on Thursday, since the board needs to approve a […]

With legislature under way, Gov. Scott sets tone and Education Commission seeks path forward

By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC With its interim report submitted and the holidays in the rear view mirror, the commission tasked with looking at the future of Vermont’s education system was getting down to looking at the work ahead on Jan. 6. Then, Gov. Phil Scott and the Democratic majority leaders in […]

Cavendish residents to vote on $2.45 million operational budget

By Lorien Strange ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Echoes of last year’s changes to Town Meeting ran through the Monday, Jan. 13 Cavendish Select Board meeting as the board approved the FY 26 budget, moved the date of the Town Informational Meeting, and discussed the future of the Town Clerk and Town Treasurer positions. Like many […]

Chester board OKs rural zoning changes; talks 2025 budget, water meter upgrades

By Shawn Cunningham © 2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC An amendment to Chester’s rural zoning regulations that’s been under consideration since July, with several hearings where it was criticized by residents and Select Board members alike, was finally adopted after  one of its most controversial proposals was dropped. The 4 to 1 vote approving the at […]

One select board meeting, 3 contentious issues and a glitch

By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Chester Select Board had its hands full at its Wednesday, Dec. 18 meeting as it again took on controversial changes to rural zoning but put off a vote, handed down a determination in a long-standing Class 4 roads dispute and learned that sometimes delaying a decision […]

GM board discusses budgets, bonds and mascots

By Shawn Cunningham © 2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC The Green Mountain Unified School District Board continued last Thursday night discussing the 2025/26 budget with Superintendent Layne Millington and Business Manager Cheryl Hammond. The meeting was held in the Green Mountain High School Library. Millington outlined a number of actions that may be taken by the […]

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  • Editorial: Dems kick up some dust over a MAGA event

    Editorial: Dems kick up some dust over a MAGA event

    By Cynthia Prairie ©2025 Telegraph Publishing LLC Words matter and so do the reactions to those words. And because of both of those, we have a bit of a dust-up over what exactly is happening at the beloved and historic Fullerton Inn in Chester. Has it gone “full MAGA” as one local Democrat is suggesting? […]

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    College News

    Elias Stowell Aleman of Cavendish has been named to the President’s List for the fall 2024 semester at Keene’s State College in Keene, N.H.  To make the President’s List, a student must earn a 3.75 GPA or higher and have completed 12 graded credits, have no failing grades nor grades of Incomplete. Jed Lober of […]

  • GMUSD Board meeting agenda for Jan. 16

    GMUSD Board meeting agenda for Jan. 16

    The Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Unified School District will hold its regular meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16 in the Green Mountain High School Library/Media Center, 716 Route 103 South and via Zoom. To access via Zoom, click here. Below is its agenda. I. CALL TO ORDER: A. […]

  • Chester Water Commissioners, Select Board agendas for Jan. 2

    Chester Water Commissioners, Select Board agendas for Jan. 2

    The Chester Water/Sewer Commissioners’ meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2 at  Town Hall, 556 Elm St., and via Zoom, followed by the Select Board meeting. Click here to access the meeting via Zoom. Below is are their agendas. WATER/SEWER COMMISSIONERS’ MEETING AGENDA 1. Citizen’s Comments 2. Water Meter Purchase 3. Water/Sewer […]

  • TRSU board agenda for Jan. 2

    TRSU board agenda for Jan. 2

    The Two Rivers Supervisory Union board will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2 at Cavendish Town Elementary School, 573 Main St. in Proctorsville and via Zoom. To join the meeting, go to https://trsu.zoom.us/j/82752233377 Below is the board’s agenda. I. Call to Order A. Roll Call II. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: III. […]

  • Green Mountain Gardeners caps off award-winning year of service, joy for local communities

    Green Mountain Gardeners caps off award-winning year of service, joy for local communities

    The Green Mountain Gardeners capped off another successful year with the tradition of making uniquely decorated tabletop trees that, along with cookies from the Weston Women’s Club and the Wantastiquet Rotary elves, bring holiday cheer to the homebound. In addition to collecting food for the food pantry, the GMG donated $300 to Neighbors Pantry of […]

  • Cady Brook trail open for snowmobile traffic after restoration project

    Cady Brook trail open for snowmobile traffic after restoration project

    Despite five years of storms, shutdowns and scheduling setbacks, there is finally a new trail crossing over Cady Brook in Hartland. The 2-mile Cady Brook trail connects Hartland to Windsor and is used by a range of individuals and groups. Identified by the Ottauquechee Natural Resources Conservation District as a priority project in 2018, the […]

  • GMUSD board meeting agenda for Jan. 13

    GMUSD board meeting agenda for Jan. 13

    The Board of Directors of the Green Mountain Unified School District will hold a special meeting from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 13 in the Green Mountain High School Library/Media Center, 716 Route 103 South and via Zoom. To access via Zoom, click here. I. CALL TO ORDER: A. Roll call II. APPROVAL […]

  • West River Valley premiere of 'Bills Lumber' Jan. 4

    West River Valley premiere of ‘Bills Lumber’ Jan. 4

    The public is invited to a free showing of Bills Lumber, a documentary about the last days of the Bills family’s beloved antique sawmill. This premiere in the West River Valley will be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 4 at the Williamsville Hall, 35 Dover Road in Newfane. The building is handicapped accessible. […]

  • Chester Townscape honors Barbara Westine with memorial bench

    Chester Townscape honors Barbara Westine with memorial bench

    Hundreds of people in Chester remember the remarkable Barbara Westine, whose enthusiasm, energy and positive spirit encouraged and supported so many worthwhile causes. Westine, who died in April of 2024, was one of the founding members of Chester Townscape and provided dedicated personal and professional support. Chester Townscape sought to create a lasting memorial to […]

  • Column: Music on a frigid night warms the soul

    Column: Music on a frigid night warms the soul

    By Luna Burkland ©2024 Telegraph Publishing LLC On this freezing Sunday night, just three days before Christmas, tucked away in the Peru Congregational Church, concert-goers young and old experienced the joyful sounds of Ida Mae Specker, Emily Burkland, Faith Wood and Mowgli Giannitti. The four, informally known as Ida Mae and Friends when they perform […]

  • Springfield meets the challenge, gets a new bench

    Springfield meets the challenge, gets a new bench

    As a reward for Springfield residents collecting 1,000 pounds of thin film plastics,  the Trex Co. based in Virginia provided the Springfield Rotary Club with its ninth outdoor bench, which has been placed at the Green on Main at 77 Main St. The Rotary Club entered the Trex Thin Film Plastics Challenge in February of […]

  • To the editor: Vermont education funding needs repair

    To the editor: Vermont education funding needs repair

    As a parent of two children attending Compass School, an independent school in Westminster, I am writing to share my story with the hope of raising awareness, advocating for systemic change, and securing funding for children from low-income families. I firmly believe that every child should have access to funding that follows them to the […]

  • Op-ed: It’s time to move Chester’s revised zoning bylaws forward

    Op-ed: It’s time to move Chester’s revised zoning bylaws forward

    By Tim Roper The Chester Select Board finds itself in an unfortunate state of disagreement with regard to moving the work of our Planning Commission forward. During the Sept. 18 and Oct. 16 public hearing to adopt proposed changes to the zoning bylaws, the Select Board heard objections from a few households regarding implementing a […]

  • Win-Win invites those concerned about climate change

    Win-Win invites those concerned about climate change

    If you are 60 years of age or older, a citizen of Windham or Windsor counties and are concerned about climate change, consider joining Win-Win at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 30, at the Rockingham Public Library, 65 Westminster St. in Bellows Falls. Win-Win is the Third Act Vermont regional group that meets every other […]

  • College News

    College News

    Abbigale Williams of Andover was named to the Dean’s List at Elmira College, in Elmira, N.Y., for the fall 2024 term. Full-time undergraduate students registered for at least 12 computable credit hours and earning a term grade point average of 3.6 or higher at the end of Term I or Term II are placed on […]

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